Distributing grain in mills



c. s. HAMILTON.

vGrain Distributer.

No. 43,200. Patented June 21, 1864.

N. PETERS Phallixogmphur, Washington. B C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES s. HAMILTON, OF FOND DU LAo, WISCONSIN.

`DISTFIIBUTING GRAIN IN MILLS, &.C.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 43,200, dated June 2l, 1864.

To alt whom t muy concern Be it known that I, CHARLES S. HAMIL TON, of Fond du Lac, in the count-y of Fond du Lac and State of -Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Grain Elevators and Distributers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. l

My invention consists in an improved grain elevator and distributer, with au index.

Ain the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a top view of my invention, placed in a mill or store-house. Fig 2 is a side eleva- Jtion of the same.

In the accompanying drawings, let A represents the Walls or frame ot' a mill or storehouse, and B the iioors of the same. Upon the upper iioor are arranged several grainbins, denoted in Fig. l by the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. rEhese bins may be varied in number and position at pleasure.

In any convenient part ot` the mill I arrange an endless band provided with buckets, as seen in dotted lines Fig. 2, where F represents the said band and G the buckets. band passes around two rollers, Il and I, also shown in dotted lines. One of these rollers may be set in motion by a band or other convenient means, thus carrying the buckets up on the left and down on the right in the usual manner. The buckets, filling below, carry the grain to the top of the endless band, where they become inverted, the grain being poured out in the direction indicated by the upper arrow and conducted by spouts, directing boards, or a hopper into the spout L, through which the grain flows into the bins below. rlhis spout L is attached to shaft M, with which it may be revolved so as to direct the This spout Lto either of' the grain-bins at pleasure. On the lower part of the shaft M, and revolving with the same, is an arm or index, N, which, by pointing to one of the Figs. l, 2. 3, 85e., on the stationary ring O, indicates that the spout L is so set as to conduct the grain into the corresponding bin. By means Of this index and dial ring a person in the lower part ot' the mill can readily perceive where the grain is being deposited in the upper part of the mill.

The details ot' the arrangement may be somewhat varied without departing from my invention. The spouts C and D may be made adjustable if desired, and other similar spouts may be used; or the spoutV L may be lengthened or shortened at pleasure 5 or the upper and broader part of spout L may be made stationary as a hopper, having the spout L revolving under the same.

. I do not broadly claim the use of anendless apron and buckets for elevating grain; but

What l do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

l. The use of the revolving spout L for receiving the grain as the latter is elevated and distributing the same to the different bins, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the chain of buckets and the revolving spout, substantially as described.

3. The arrangement and combination of the revolving spout L, the shaft M, and index N with the chain of buckets or elevating devices', substantially as described.

O. S. HAMILTON.

In presence of O. McLEAN, J. M. GILLET. 

